Balancing University Life and Ambition — The Story of How Rafi Majed Built a Company While Studying Abroad
Most students spend their university years trying to find their place in the world.
Rafi Majed spent his building one.
While studying abroad in the Netherlands, juggling deadlines, culture shock, and the pressures of student life, he was also quietly constructing what would become one of Europe’s most promising AI communication startups. This is the raw, unfiltered story of how a young entrepreneur learned to balance lectures with leadership—and how discipline, chaos, and ambition shaped his entrepreneurial evolution.
A New Country, A New Life, and A New Kind of Pressure
Moving abroad comes with its own weight:
new people, new expectations, new academic systems, and the constant pressure to fit in.
For Rafi, that wasn’t the biggest challenge.
His biggest challenge was managing two lives:
Life 1: The university student
Assignments, morning classes, group projects, and balancing a student budget.
Life 2: The founder
Client calls, product development, onboarding meetings, and managing Vocal Agent AI as it slowly transformed from an idea into a real business.
There were days when those two lives collided—hard.
Taking Client Calls Between Classes
While other students scrolled Instagram during breaks, Rafi was negotiating with clients.
He’d step out of lectures to answer inquiries.
Book appointments from the campus hallway.
Respond to emails on the bus ride home.
He learned to switch roles in seconds:
From “I’ll submit the assignment tonight”
to “Here’s how our AI can handle your customer calls 24/7.”
This ability to shift mental gears became one of the most valuable skills in his entrepreneurship journey.
Late-Night Work Sessions: When Ambition Outweighs Exhaustion
University life often means staying up late—studying, hanging out, or finishing last-minute homework.
For Rafi, late nights meant something different:
- improving the AI’s call-handling accuracy
- answering support messages from European clients
- testing new product features
- analyzing feedback
- planning the next stage of growth
Many nights ended at 3 a.m., laptop open, notes scattered across the desk—only to wake up a few hours later for an early-morning class.
He wasn’t just building a business.
He was building discipline.
Learning to Manage Chaos Like a Founder
The hardest part wasn’t time.
It was choosing what to focus on.
Homework or prototypes?
Group project or client onboarding?
Networking event or studying for an exam?
Instead of choosing one life over the other, Rafi found a way to make both fuel each other.
Being a student taught him structure.
Being a founder taught him responsibility.
Together, they taught him resilience.
Sharing the Journey Authentically Online
What makes Rafi stand out is how openly he documents the real process—not the filtered highlight reel.
On Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/rafimajed/
And on LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafi-majed-b26794349
he shares the behind-the-scenes moments:
the struggles, the small wins, the long nights, and the honest truth about what it takes to build a company as a student abroad.
This transparency helped him build trust, community, and a digital brand rooted in authenticity—not perfection.
How Studying Abroad Shaped His Entrepreneurial Mindset
Being far from home forced Rafi to grow faster.
He learned how to:
- adapt to new environments
- manage his time with precision
- stay disciplined without external pressure
- push forward even on days when everything felt overwhelming
These experiences shaped the way he leads, builds, and thinks as an entrepreneur today.
Instead of waiting for the “right time,” Rafi built during the hardest time—and it became his biggest advantage.
A Student Who Built More Than a Company
Today, as Rafi Majed continues to develop Vocal Agent AI, his story serves as a reminder to young entrepreneurs everywhere:
You don’t need to wait.
You don’t need perfect conditions.
You don’t need certainty.
Sometimes, the best time to build is when life already feels full.
Because that’s when you discover what you’re truly capable of.Most students spend their university years trying to find their place in the world.
Rafi Majed spent his building one.
While studying abroad in the Netherlands, juggling deadlines, culture shock, and the pressures of student life, he was also quietly constructing what would become one of Europe’s most promising AI communication startups. This is the raw, unfiltered story of how a young entrepreneur learned to balance lectures with leadership—and how discipline, chaos, and ambition shaped his entrepreneurial evolution.
A New Country, A New Life, and A New Kind of Pressure
Moving abroad comes with its own weight:
new people, new expectations, new academic systems, and the constant pressure to fit in.
For Rafi, that wasn’t the biggest challenge.
His biggest challenge was managing two lives:
Life 1: The university student
Assignments, morning classes, group projects, and balancing a student budget.
Life 2: The founder
Client calls, product development, onboarding meetings, and managing Vocal Agent AI as it slowly transformed from an idea into a real business.
There were days when those two lives collided—hard.
Taking Client Calls Between Classes
While other students scrolled Instagram during breaks, Rafi was negotiating with clients.
He’d step out of lectures to answer inquiries.
Book appointments from the campus hallway.
Respond to emails on the bus ride home.
He learned to switch roles in seconds:
From “I’ll submit the assignment tonight”
to “Here’s how our AI can handle your customer calls 24/7.”
This ability to shift mental gears became one of the most valuable skills in his entrepreneurship journey.
Late-Night Work Sessions: When Ambition Outweighs Exhaustion
University life often means staying up late—studying, hanging out, or finishing last-minute homework.
For Rafi, late nights meant something different:
- improving the AI’s call-handling accuracy
- answering support messages from European clients
- testing new product features
- analyzing feedback
- planning the next stage of growth
Many nights ended at 3 a.m., laptop open, notes scattered across the desk—only to wake up a few hours later for an early-morning class.
He wasn’t just building a business.
He was building discipline.
Learning to Manage Chaos Like a Founder
The hardest part wasn’t time.
It was choosing what to focus on.
Homework or prototypes?
Group project or client onboarding?
Networking event or studying for an exam?
Instead of choosing one life over the other, Rafi found a way to make both fuel each other.
Being a student taught him structure.
Being a founder taught him responsibility.
Together, they taught him resilience.
Sharing the Journey Authentically Online
What makes Rafi stand out is how openly he documents the real process—not the filtered highlight reel.
On Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/rafimajed/
And on LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafi-majed-b26794349
he shares the behind-the-scenes moments:
the struggles, the small wins, the long nights, and the honest truth about what it takes to build a company as a student abroad.
This transparency helped him build trust, community, and a digital brand rooted in authenticity—not perfection.
How Studying Abroad Shaped His Entrepreneurial Mindset
Being far from home forced Rafi to grow faster.
He learned how to:
- adapt to new environments
- manage his time with precision
- stay disciplined without external pressure
- push forward even on days when everything felt overwhelming
These experiences shaped the way he leads, builds, and thinks as an entrepreneur today.
Instead of waiting for the “right time,” Rafi built during the hardest time—and it became his biggest advantage.
A Student Who Built More Than a Company
Today, as Rafi Majed continues to develop Vocal Agent AI, his story serves as a reminder to young entrepreneurs everywhere:
You don’t need to wait.
You don’t need perfect conditions.
You don’t need certainty.
Sometimes, the best time to build is when life already feels full.
Because that’s when you discover what you’re truly capable of.
